Benny Ramírez and the Nearly Departed

By José Pablo Iriarte

Book Overview

Benny Ram rez can see dead people . . . Well, one dead person, anyway.
A hilarious and heartwarming story about a boy who can suddenly see the ghost of his famous musician grandfather

After moving cross-country into his late grandfather's Miami mansion, Benny discovers that the ghost of his famous trumpet-playing abuelo, the great Ignacio Ram rez, is still there . . . and isn't too thrilled about it. He's been barred from the afterlife, and no one can even see him except his grandson. But Benny's got problems of his own. He's enrolled in a performing arts school with his siblings, despite having no obvious talent.
Luckily, Abuelo believes they can help each other. Abuelo has until New Year's Eve to right his many wrongs and thinks that teaching Benny to play the trumpet and how to become a school celebrity might be his ticket into heaven. Having no better ideas, Benny finds himself taking Abuelo's advice--to disastrous and hilarious results.
Benny and Abuelo will find that there's more than one way to be great in this unforgettable, laugh-out-loud tale of family, music, and self-discovery.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593703707
• ISBN13: 9780593703700
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7